Adjusting device for petticoat-bands.



G. H. LEWY.

ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR PETTIGOAT BANDS.

APPLIOATION PILBD SEPT. 30, 1908.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910.

UNITED STATES ESTENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. LEWY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO BERNI-IARD STERNE AND HUGOIJ. KLEIN, BOTH OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR PEITICOAT-BANDS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ormnmcs H. Lnwr, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjusting Devices for Petticoat-Bands; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, references being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a novel waistband adjusting device for petticoats and the like.

The object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple, strong and durable adjusting device of this character arranged to adjust the garment to waists of considerable variations in size while insuring a smooth and neat fit of all parts of the adjusted band, and avoiding objectionable bunching or wadding of the material of the band in any part thereof.

My improved adjusting device is designed for use with skirts or petticoats having a side placket or opening and in which the waist-band is made continuous or of a single piece from one side of the placket or opening to the other. The adjusting device is located at the back of the band and comprises a central fastening device and a series of complemental fastening devices arranged on the band at the sides of the central fastening device. Said side fastening devices are arranged in such manner that when the band is to be adjusted for smaller size the side fastening devices are shifted inwardly toward the central fastening device and engaged with the latter and the material of the band between the engaged fastening devices is folded inside the band in the form of a flat lying plait which takes up but little room and avoids buckling or bunching of the material of the band. The band is adjusted for a given size waist and remains permanently in such adjustment, and the placket is opened to permit the garment to be donned and removed. The arrangement is such that a band of a given maximum size may be adjusted to closely fit waists varying in sizes through a wide range.

The invention consists in the matters hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept 13, 1910.

Application filed September 30, 1908.

Serial No. 455,506.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper end of a petticoat and an adjusting device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the upper part of the pctticoat and band showing the adjusting devices thereon. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the band adjusted to smaller size. Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 55 of Fig. 3.

As shown in the drawings, 15 designates the waist-band of a skirt or petticoat 16. The said petticoat is provided with the usual slittcd side opening or placket 17, the overlapping parts of which carry the usual fastening devices v18 for closing the opening. The waist-band 15 is made continuous from one side of the placket to the other. Located at the back of the waist-band, centrally thereof as herein shown, are two hooks 20, 20 which project rearwardly from the band and turn inwardly toward each other.-

21, 21 designate a plurality of metal eyelets which extend through and are clenched to the hand, there being a series of said eyelet-s at each side of the hooks 20, 20. The said eyelets 21, 21 are arranged in pairs, two eyelets of each pair being arranged closely adjacent to each other, while the pairs of eyes are spaced a suitable distance apart. The hooks 20, 20 may be attached to the waist-band in any suitable manner. As shown, said hooks are formed on the ends of a metal plate 22 which lies between the folds 23, 23 of the band, and the ends of said plate are curved rearwardly and toward each other to form the hooks and extend outwardly through eyelets 24 made like the eyelets 21. The arrangement shown provides a firm and reliable attachment of the hooks to the waist-band, and admits of the hooks being attached to the band in a simple manner. However, said hooks may be made separate from each other and otherwise fixed to the band if desired.

In Fig. 2 the band is shown as extended to its full length to fit the largest waist to which the garment is adapted. In order to adjust the band, to a smaller waist the band is grasped between the thumb and finger at one of the pairs of eyelets 21 to form the material of the band 1nto a loop 25, and in such a manner as to bring the two eyelets of a pair fiatwise side by side with their openings in alinement. Thereafter the looped neatness' of? fit of the over-garmen enst u tion; des ibed: al o ol s; slitting, of

portion of the band is engaged With the hook 20,, the said hook passing through, the two eyelets. The Waist-bandjatj one or bothsides of the hooks may be thus adjusted; When so adjusted the material ofthe bandhetween the engaged hooks and eyes is formed into a flahplaitQfi which liesinside, the aist-band, as most clearly shoWn in Figs. 1 and 3.

The adjustment of the bandin the manner described always produces a fiat lying plait thev back; which occupies. but; littlespace permits an: ven garment: to be fitted. closely thereto and to lie flat thereon and W'ithQ li any manne de r cting; from; the The he band: nd petticoataadjacent t ereto and avoids: he; use of; elastic, inserts, bands or; draw cards and. always provides a, neat and close fitting of the band abouhthe-Waist;

So, far as is concerned the: general; features oi the invention, the fastening devices, by which s produced: at:- he paint: of adjuste men omt e oneapiecehand he fiat yi g r plain, may be otherwise fo med-r, and

anged: nd-i I dmnat mi mys tto the-deails; here n; sho n; excep nt such claims as are limited; to, said details Tghe arrangem at: hereim he m howev e bodyin the metal ev aerranged n@pairstalongwtheband, gr a impor ance by reason; of? the simplicity of; the construction, the ease With hich} the devices man be pplied; an also the strength of the connection between the looped, portions of the band andthe attaching hooks.

I' claim as my invention A etticoat, having a single side placket and a band extending continuously from one .side of said placket to the other, the top. of the skirt at the band being unslitted and terial of; theunslitted andggo eless p rtion of the petticoat body, in a single fiat lying plait; inside the general, line of the-band,

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention It afiix my signature in the presence of; two Witnesses, this l6th lday of Septe111ber-A., D; 1908.

CHARLES H.,LEWY.

Witnesses:

GEORGE WILKINs,

H; ALFREDS 

